Device for displaying wall-paper



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T. o. WRIGHT. DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING WALL PAPER.

576,.645- Patented Feb. 9, 1897;

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No. 576,645. Patented Feb. 9, 1897.

UNITED STATES ATENT Cin ma.

THOMAS C. \VRIGHT, OF OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS.

DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING WALL-PAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 576,645, dated February9, 1897'. Application filed May 25, 1896. Serial No. 593,045 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ohicago,in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Devicefor Displaying Wall-Paper, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in a device for displayingsamples of wall-paper; and it consists in certain features ofconstruction fully described below and pointed out in the claims.

The invention is shown in its preferred form in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device with thesamples of paper secured upon the rollers. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section through the device. Fig. 3 is a view looking in thedirection of the arrow 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thegearing adapted to rotate the rollers in one direction, and Fig. 5 is asimilar view of the gearing adapted to rotate the rollers in theopposite direction.

As shown in the drawings, the framework of the device consists intwolongitudinal members A A and two legs A A, hinged to the members A A,thus forming, together with the members A A, an easel for supporting thestructure. Two members A A extend from the upper ends of thelongitudinal members A A, approximately at right angles thereto, andsupport the rollers B B, which carry the samples of ceiling-paper. Themembers A are preferably braced by two braces A extending diagonallyfrom the ends of the members A to two projecting members a, which areconnected with the members'A by guiding-strips a, parallel with thelongitudinal members A. I

Twopairs of projecting members a a extend from the longitudinal membersA A and are adapted to support the rollers O O, which carry the samplesof border. These rollers are arranged on either side of the longitudinalmembers and parallel therewith, so that the sample of border which isexposed will lie immediately below the ceiling-pattern and above thewall-pattern, the rollers D D, which carry said wall -paper, beingjournaled upon the longitudinal members.

As shown, the longitudinal members and the legs are suitably braced bytransverse and diagonal members, in order to make a very secure and firmframework. It is obvious that this peculiar construction of theframework is not essential to my present invention, as various changesand modifications thereof are possible, the important feature being toconstruct a framework capable of supporting the three pairs ofpaper-carrying rollers in proper relation to each other, that is, therelation similar to that appearing on the Wall and ceiling of a room.

The roller B is secured upon a shaft b, journaled in suitable bearingsupon the members A and is located immediately above the horizontalroller D, and the shaft 1) of the roller 13' is journaled upon the endsof the members A The shafts c c of the border-carrying rollers arejournaled in suitable bearings upon the transverse members a a and theshafts d d of the Wallpaper-carrying rollers D D are journaled upon thelongitudinal members, the shaft d being carried out beyond the roller 0and provided with an operating-crank 0 upon its ends.

The rollers are preferably formed of a cylindrical shell and end pieceswhich are fastened upon the shafts, and flanges so are secured upon theend pieces in order to guide the paper when winding it up from oneroller to the other.

I In order to bring different samples of paper to view, gearing has beeninterposed between the different rollers to rotate them simultaneously,thereby bringing a different set of paper to view upon a certain amountof rotation ofthe operating-crank. I Inasmuch as one roller of each pairat certain times winds up the paper, the roll evidentlyincreases indiameter and the opposite roll of the pair at the same time decreases atthe same rate. The speed of rotation of both rollers in each pair istherefore never equal, and in order to properly operate them two sets ofgearing are necessary, one gearing being adapted to wind up one rollerof each pair and the other gearing being adapted to wind up the oppositerollers.

Looking at Fig. 1, a shaft .9 will be seen journaled in the longitudinalmember A and provided with an operatingcrank O at its outer end, andupon its inner end is secured a pulley P. Upon the shaft (1 is secured apulleyP, and a belt 19 connects said pulleys, whereby rotation of theroller D may be imparted by the rotation of the operatingcrank Now,looking at Fig. 5, it will be seen that the opposite end of the shaft (1also carries a pulley P the shafts b and 0 being also provided withsimilar pulleys P P. A belt to 12 connects the pulleys P P P, said beltpassing about the pulley P extending to the pulley P and about the same,about an idler v1, thence about the pulley I to a second idler t, andthence to the roller P It will be thus seen that when theoperating-crank O is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrowthereon the rollers D, C, and B will be rotated in the direction of thearrows thereon, thus winding up the different samples carried therebyand unwinding them from the other three rollers.

\Vhcn the last samples upon the rollers B C D are reached, theoperating-crank O is ro tatcd in the direction indicated by the arrowthereon, thereby reversing the directions of all of the rollers. As seenin Fig. 4, the shaft (Z of the roller D is provided with a pulley Ppulleys P P being also secured upon the shafts e Z) of the rollers C B,respectively, and a belt p connects these rollers in such a manner as toimpart an opposite movement to that when rotated by the crank 0. As seenin Fig. 4, the belt passes from the pulley P in an approximatelyvertical plane to an idler 11 where it is brought into an approximatelyhorizontal line and passes about the pulley P, back to an idler 2'around the pulley P about a third idler i and back to the pulley P Inarranging the samples of paper for exhibition they are first cutintoequal lengths and the samples of each part of the set fastened togetherinto three continuous strips, which form the display. These strips arethen wound upon the rollers, the ceiling-strip being rolled upon theroller B and its free end fastened to the roller B, the border woundupon the roller G and its free end fastened to the roller 0, and thewall-paper upon the roller D with its free end secured upon the rollerD. The lengths of each of these samples are j ust sufficient to becompletely exposed, and it is evident from the above description thatwhen the operating-crank O is sufficiently rotated the sample next inorder will be exposed.

The device thus described forms a very simple yet practical and novelway of displaying samples of wall-paper, inasmuch as it gives to theobserver a more realistic idea of the effect of the paper when on thewalls.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A device fordisplaying wall-paper comprising substantially a supporting-frame,rollers journaled upon said frame in lines approximately correspondingwith the walls of a room, and suitable gearing interposed between saidrollers and adapted to rotate them simultaneously; substantially and forthe purpose set forth.

2. A device for displaying wall-paper comprising substantially asuitable supportingframe, paper-carrying rollers journaled upon saidframe in lines approximately correspondin g with the walls of a room,suitable gearing interposed between said rollers, an operatingcrankadapted to rotate said rollers, and samples of wall-paper mounted uponsaid rollers and so arranged with respect to each other as to presenteach complete set to view when said operating-crank is sufficientlyrotated.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with thesupporting-frame comprising the members, A, A, A and suitable bracestherefor, of the paper-carrying rollers, B, B, O, O, D, D, journaledupon said frame, the rollers, B, B, adapted to carry samples ofceiling-paper, the rollers, O, G, to carry samples of border, and therollers, D, D, to carry samples of wall-paper, and suit able gearinginterposed between said rollers and adapted to rotate themsimultaneously; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with thesupporting-frame, A, A, A of the paper-carrying rollers, B, B, C, C, D,D, mounted upon the shafts, b, I), o, 0, cl, d, journaled upon saidframe, said rollers being adapted to carry samples of ceiling, borderand wall paper respectively, and arranged in lines approximatelycorresponding with the walls of a room, the pulley, I, operating-crank,O, the pulleys, P, P secured upon the shaft, (1, the pulleys, P Psecured upon shafts, b, 0, respectively, the idlers, 2', 'i, and thebelt, 1), connecting the pulleys, P, P, P P substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. Ina device of the class described, the combination of the ceiling,border and wall paper carrying rollers, B, G, D, mounted upon theshafts, b, 0, cl, and arranged in lines approximately corresponding withthe walls of a room, the pulleys, B B B mounted upon the shafts, cl, 0,b, respectively, the idlers, i i and the belt, 1), connecting saidpulleys; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with thesupporting-frame, A, A, A of the paper-carrying rollers, B, B, C, C, D,D, journaled upon said frame, and two sets of gearings, one setconnecting the rollers, B, O, D, and the other set connecting therollers, B, C, D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. A wall-paper-display rack having a suitable frame, a pair of rollerssupported thereby adapted to carry a belt containing samples ofwall-paper and arranged to hold one of the samples extended between themin an approximately vertical position, and a second pair of rollers alsosupported by the frame adapted to carry a belt containing samples playedin turn in the same relative positions of ceiling-paper and arranged tohlold one ,of as in a room by merely turning the rollers. saidsamplesextended between t em in an approximately horizontal positionabove and THOMAS WRIGHT adjacent to the Wall-paper, suitable gearingWitnesses:

interposed between said rollers whereby the CHAS. O. SHERVEY,

different samples upon the rollers may be dis- M. L. SHEAHAN.

